Indian English literature

Kipling’s childhood experiences formed and solidified a definite and unending love for India and Indian culture. Kipling was born in Bombay, now Mumbai, India, on December 30, 1865. The country of…

a Long Journey’ is a 1991 novel by Rohinton Mistry. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won numerous other awards too. However, it came into the light when the book was withdrawn from the syllabus of the University of Mumbai's English Literature in 2010 after complaints from the family of the Hindu nationalist politician Bal Thackeray. In this light, a renowned writer Salman Rushdie points out that: The famous novel of Rohinton Mistry's 'Such a Long Journey' was withdrawn from the…

Tamil literature there were many poets who were always held with high respect in Tamil nadu history. Some of the notable literary Tamil poets and their contributions were discussed above. Even though Tamil classical literature had many number of famous works, which were translated and placed at high respect, it is the Thirukkural written by Tiruvallur which is always held at high respect because of the author Tiruvallur’s way of presenting the poems and its virtues. In the Indian literature,…

Bhagat has penned down novels that have tasted tremendous popularity and success among Indian audiences. Born in Delhi in a middle class Punjabi family, Bhagat did most of his education in the national capital. After studying at the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, he opted to do mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. After pursuing engineering he studied management at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. His abilities got recognized at…

Abstract This article, by examining and analysing Indira Bai (one of the early novels in Kannada literature), argues that the native intellectual class of India employed the medium of novel not only to critically interrogate their socio-cultural practices in the backdrop of a new consciousness and experiences ushered in by colonial transactions but also to refashion their idea of ‘tradition’ and modernity. Thus, their response to the colonial ‘modernity’ was not merely an act of ‘civilizing…

Native American poets and according to her words “The literature of the aboriginal people of North America defines America. It is not exotic. The concerns are particular, yet often universal.” "Native American Poetry and Culture." poetryfoundation.com. Poetry Foundation, 21 Mar. 2013. Web.)…

Kamala Markandaya occupies a prominent place among Indian English novelists. She won international fame and recognition with a publication offer very first novel, Nectar in a sieve in 1954. When she started writing novels, the themes hunger and degradation, human relationships, east – west encounter had already been dealt with by a number of Indian/English novelists. But Kamala Markandaya provides variety and vividness to these themes. In her all the novels these themes are reflected in the life…

A literary work exists because of society. Literature is a written work and relates to the society, they cannot be separated. Through literature, we could see how the author depicts the society and their social circumstances. Therefore, literary work is the reflection of the real life. It can describe the events in our life, and also contains the stratification which indicates that literature and society is closely related because literature expresses the situations and problems existing in…

Changes in the Political Voice of American Literature Since the beginning of American literature, one can see how the written works evolved over time. Because the authors had come mostly from the Old World, the earlier works were closely related to an Old World or English style. It is interesting to see how the American culture was created and then changed over time in these works. The political voice was one method of representing the lives, events, beliefs, and ideas of the times. The…

ABSTRACT Literature is the art of life. It is fundamentally an expression of life through the medium of language. Literature reflects an interest in the world of reality as well as imagination. Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru is an Indian author and one of the best known Diastolic writers in Indian English Literature. His novels mostly deal with multiculturalism, globalization, technology, political and social problems, terrorism, diaspora and cultural identity. His second novel “Transmission” is one of…